Monday, April 2, 2012

Sabre-Toothed Blenny

Did anyone fall for any April Fools Day tricks? Our creature of the week is a true trickster. It's called the Sabre-toothed blenny, and it relies on the art of mimicry to get its food. Sabre-toothed blennies mimic the coloration and beha...viors of the blue-streaked cleaner wrasse. However, while the cleaner wrasse actually is beneficial to other fish, cleaning them of parasites and dead material, the sabre-toothed blenny is detrimental to other fish. Just watch the video below! And for more information on sabre-toothed blennies, visit:
http://www.wild-facts.com/tag/sabre-toothed-blenny/
 
 

1 comment:

  1. This is a crazy fish. I compare how it takes advantage of other fish to human persuasion tactics here: http://www.salarynegotiators.com/psychological-influence/

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